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imagine your community is considering opening a state-of-the-art technology center near the town library. some citizens are concerned about the cost, whether people would use it, having property damaged, and teens loitering or behaving inappropriately online. your school counselor has asked you to participate in the discussion as a representative of the student body, which would benefit from having such resources available. you will have five minutes to make a speech to all in attendance at the town meeting and will then sit on a panel to answer questions from the community.

to prepare for your speech write out two to three reasons why the community should invest in the technology center, questions that you will need to research to prepare fully, and ways that you would respond to critics of the idea.

Consider the text from "machu picchu: a city in the sky” and its central idea. informational text: every year, thousands of tourists come to peru to see machu picchu. to reach machu picchu, tourists can hike along the famous inca trail. the trail covers twenty-six miles. it winds through beautiful mountains, forests, and jungle. visitors can also take a bus or train ride up to the ruins. the train takes you past miles of farmland along the urubamba river valley. above are the andes mountains. the tops of the mountains are often covered with mist. then, the train goes up a mountain on a winding road. the road climbs almost 1,640 feet. other incan ruins can be seen beside the road. most are very small compared to the city ahead. central idea: tourists enjoy visiting machu picchu in the mountains of peru. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? people can hike the inca trail or take a train or bus to reach machu picchu. when people travel to machu picchu, they see miles of surrounding farms. people are surprised by the mist on the peaks of the andes mountains. when people visit machu picchu, they sometimes see other smaller ruins.